Example sentences of "on the verge of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yesterday the heartbroken teenager , who was on the verge of trials with the Royal Ballet , said : ‘ In just one second , my life has been wrecked . |
| 2 | On the verge of tears , Mr Wolk went on television to appeal to people to refrain from taking to the streets , and urged them instead to keep a lit candle in their window . |
| 3 | Standing in the Platz in her elegant coat and furs Erika was on the verge of tears : first the books were thrown on to the flames and then , in a terrible and inevitable sequence , human beings were put into the incinerators . |
| 4 | Fru Gertlinger , Bertha 's mother , was on the verge of tears . |
| 5 | She clenched her fists , on the verge of tears . |
| 6 | Martha 's face was now flushed and she looked on the verge of tears . |
| 7 | He was on the verge of tears and did not wish to appear unmanly . |
| 8 | As Martha tried on each garment in turn , Elizabeth could see that she was on the verge of tears . |
| 9 | First , I went round to her pad with my video and we had a great laugh looking at Glenys Kinnock on the verge of tears contemplating the ruin of her husband 's career . |
| 10 | Sometimes I cough , as if I might be on the verge of tears . |
| 11 | Adolf seemed on the verge of tears . |
| 12 | ‘ She looked on the verge of tears , ’ said one observer . |
| 13 | ‘ But ’ , apparently on the verge of tears , he asked , ‘ this independence , what is it ? |
| 14 | Often she was on the verge of tears for no reason , like a baby . |
| 15 | ‘ Oh , Italy ! ’ she said to herself , on the verge of tears , ‘ whatever are you up to now ? ’ |
| 16 | When he came in he saw I was on the verge of tears and said , " What 's wrong ? " |
| 17 | And Ma , who always agreed with him ( who did n't dare do otherwise ) , stout , soft Ma , who should have been a refuge , a lap to sit upon , a bosom to weep on , but who herself looked always in need of comfort — crumpled , creased , forever on the verge of tears : |
| 18 | I feel I 'm cracking up , always on the verge of tears , but I ca n't let her down . |
| 19 | Paula said , on the verge of tears . |
| 20 | Jacqui looked on the verge of tears , and , as usual , converted her emotion into a violent outburst . |
| 21 | She seemed again on the verge of tears , which quickly turned to rage , as she spat out , ‘ His smile ! |
| 22 | She was on the verge of tears , relieved yet unbelievably desolate . |
| 23 | We sit silently , the two of us , on the verge of tears . |
| 24 | ‘ I ca n't think straight , ’ says Rainbow , on the verge of tears . |
| 25 | On the verge of tears , Ragu says ‘ I have had to sell three cows , one bullock and two gunts of land and all my good household utensils to fight this case . ’ |
| 26 | She seemed on the verge of tears , somehow , which Edward found both strange and quite exciting . |
| 27 | She broke off , on the verge of tears . |